I drilled around twenty holes today to check the ice thickness and pinpoint the deep spot on the south end.
This year the deep spot is 12.3 feet as manually measured and double checked with the Barge Sonar. Yellow and black marker placed there.
Red marker placed at the Goose Light.
Yellow and black marker placed at the most southerly X.
The ice is 11.5 to 12.5 inches, mostly 12.
Snow depth averages 4 inches over the entire pond. There are areas with 12". Those are not areas frequented for ice fishing.
I didn't drive the truck out there because we are basically at the minimum ice thickness for driving-on plus the weight of the snow.
I think we should play it safe and wait with vehicle traffic until after the next cold weather that is coming late this weekend.
